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Poor People of Our Countries

Poor people of our countries Poor people everywhere Poor people of Haiti People who are poor, disoriented, and crazy I will no longer say ‘poor Haiti’ Haiti is a country full of wealth Haiti, a country full of resources For others Haiti is a paradise and rich in resources For others Haiti is a country full of hypocrisy Of destitute, miserable and suffering peoples Haiti is a place full of hatred and backstabbers Haiti, Haiti! What a disgrace! Where its leaders are dumb, evil, and crazy Haitian youth and young people are very unlucky Because the false and fake leaders are greedy, ugly and senseless What a shame for a people who have often suffered so much The Cemeteries are everywhere, so are the Churches and the Calvaries There is so much misery there because the thieves, the crooks Hypocrites, henchmen, bandits, madmen, and scoundrels are everywhere This is the country where too many innocent people die by bullets, by iron By hatred, by hypocrisy, by revenge, by ignorance and by poverty Which saint should we invoke for these hopeless people For our brothers and sisters without a future who are dying of despair? What deaf and drunken God should we pray to save the followers of Christ Who lament, who weep, who scream, and who bark like dogs? What word should we use to strengthen and energize these weakened people And the state which unfortunately exists to punish the impoverished victims? Poor people here where we are Poor people of our countries Poor people everywhere Poor people of Haiti Poor people of these United States. P.S. Translation of ‘ Pauvre Peuple De Chez Nous, De Nos Pays’. Copyright © April 2025, Hébert Logerie, All rights reserved Hébert Logerie is the author of several collections of poetry.

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